Monday, November 28, 2011

Genius Engineer/Can't Get an H-1b Visa? "Blueseed: A Startup That Plans to House Would-Be Immigrant Innovators 12 Nautical Miles from Silicon Valley"

We have a (very flexible) prohibition against linking to the same site more than once per day.
Reason's Hit&Run blog gives us a reason to break the rule:

Max Marty sees a potential market in what
he considers flawed U.S. immigration policies. Marty is the founder
and CEO of Blueseed, a startup that plans to create a “high-tech
visa-free entrepreneurship and technology incubator on an ocean
vessel in international waters.”

Because of the current U.S. immigration system, says Blueseed, “bold and creative
entrepreneurs from around the world aren’t given the chance to come
to Silicon Valley and develop the technologies that could be
creating jobs and propelling the economy forward.” So the company
plans to house these potential innovators near Silicon Valley on a
floating vessel in international waters near the San Francisco Bay
Area.
Most so-called "high-skilled" immigrants (scientists, engineers,
computer programmers, and the like) come to the United States under
the
H-1B visa program. Congress caps the number of visas issued at
65,000 each year and allows an additional 20,000 exceptions for
immigrants with advanced U.S. degrees.

Last week U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services
announced that the Fiscal Year 2012 cap was reached, which was
two months ahead of last year's pace. ComputerWorld
noted that before the recession, the cap was routinely reached
in just a week. It took
only one day in 2007....MORE